Swimming Pools in Munich

Swimming is always a popular activity for children, and Munich excels in a range of options, both indoor and outdoor. While most outdoor pools are understandably seasonal, some indoor pools like the one at Michaelibad, do have a heated outdoor pool all year round, a nice contrast to the other pools in the facility. Many pools come with various accessories such as slides and saunas, and the very informative Swim.de website has a video overview of each pool. The website is in English, although the videos are in German. Addresses and opening times of pools in Munich are below.

Outdoor Pools

Bad Georgenschwaige, Belgradstraße 195,Schwabing. Daily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m.

Dante-Freibad, Postillionstraße 17, Neuhausen. Daily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m.

Freibad West, Weinbergerstraße 11, PasingDaily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m.

Michaeli-Freibad, Heinrich-Wieland-Straße 24 , RamersdorfDaily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m.

Naturbad Maria Einsiedel, Zentralländstraße 28 , ThalkirchenDaily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m.

Prinzregentenbad, Prinzregentenstr. 80 , BogenhausenDaily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m. Fridays: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Schyrenbad, Claude-Lorrain-Straße 24, Giesing. Daily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m.

Ungererbad, Traubestraße 3, SchwabingDaily from May to Sept.: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On warm days from May to August: until 8 p.m.

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